It's a Reba night

Artist/Band: Reba McEntire
Lyrics for Song: Only In My Mind
Lyrics for Album: Greatest Hits


Oh on a park bench in the middle of July
We sat and watched the children play
If it was the heat or the noise
He didn't have too much to say

Then with a move of his eyes
A move that could have made the wind stand still
He took my hand in his and said the words
That I never will forget

He said have you ever cheated on me
Has there been someone else
Is there someone you love more than me
Someone you can't forget
If his memory is opened again
Let it be chased away by time
He said have you ever cheated on me
I said only in my mind

How can I tell him
The time we spent together
Was time between friends
There's just somethings I can talk about with you
That I can't just talk with him
How can I tell you
That somewhere in the cards it was meant for us to be
Why am I blushing in front of you now
Is it you or the heat

He said have you ever cheated on me
Has there been someone else
Is there someone you love more than me
Someone you can't forget
If his memory is opened again
Let it be chased away by time
He said have you ever cheated on me
I said only in my mind

Darling have you ever cheated on me
And I said only in my mind




And this song just seemed to make me think.....

No I have never cheated on you... not even in my mind..

Honey I will love you forever.

Camelot

We are running this show at my work. ( I work at a live theatre.) And every night I hear the same thing from some of the others that I work with.

"The king is spineless, and he whines..."

And each night that I hear this I want to say,

What is so spineless about a man who forgives his wife and his friend. He forgives their tresspasses. He holds to what he believes. He is trying to be a good man. And he truely loves them. He thinks of their pain. He doesn't just think of himself and how he is hurt. So he lets them go, because he cannot bear to see them die. Is this spineless? Or is this a good man?

It hurts me to see that my coworkers don't see this. They don't see what good he was fighting for. The inner struggle with the best man winning. The actor who plays the part is incredible for showing that part of the king. The part of the King who longs to be good and do good in the world.

I don't know maybe they cut the scenes that would have showed that clearer. But still the message comes thru. Are we just that thick headed that we can't see what is plainly before us?

New Life

It is a beautiful day! With a new addition to the family!

I have a new little nephew, named Gideon. He is just adorable. 5lbs and a couple of ounces. Just a sweet little spirit who has come to bring joy to this silly world. He is so small and so vulnerable. I look forward to watching him grow as I have watched his older brother grow. And I know he has a strong spirit with lots of stubborn life to him.

I love you so much little Gid.

And my prayers are with you and your family so that you will all grow strong and healthy in no time at all.

The Hurricane

Ok I know this is what everyone is talking about right now.... (probably)

But last night I had a thought. As I was watching the news I heard a story about a man who swam with his dog to get to safety and found out when he got there that he couldn't take his dog on the evacuation bus. So he was left behind because he wouldn't leave his friend, and probably the only thing he had left. I was touched. And I heard more stories about kids having there dogs taken out of their arms by policemen. I know this is probably necessary. But...
What is anyone doing about the animals that were displaced?

This was the question going through my head.

And then I checked my email today and behold what do I see an email from an animal adoption group, No More Homeless Pets, A Program of Best Friends Animal Society in Utah. I had volunteered there a little while back and since then have been getting updates on volunteer services that they need.

Anyways they are organizing an effort to get some 200 of the adoptable animals from the ruined shelters down there and try to adopt them out in Utah. Because the usable shelters that are down there need the room to put the displaced animals that had homes before the hurricane, so that thier families can pick them up.

They need help transporting them, they need someone to donate empty space to kennel the animals for a short term until the adoption, or people willing to foster the animals for a short time (the animals may need to be quarantined for a short while).

Any way I found that this maybe a way that I can help even though I have not much to give. This is wonderful. And it gives some hope to the animals.